the center of it all colin kaepernick. >> with a cannon of an arm, quarterback colin kaepernick is simply phenomenal. >> i have never seen that kid break a sweat. have you. >> no one comes here to be a backup >> if you go in the game confident, you will be confident in the game. >> capparis rise is nothing short of amazing. the three words tattooed across his chest say it all. against all odds. kaepernick was born in wisconsin to an unmarried teenager who put him up for adoption. his adopt parents had lost two sons -- adoptive parents had lost two sons due to congenital heart defects. as a child colin suffered from upper respiratory problems. at one point his parents had him tested for cystic fibrosis, which he did not have. at age 4, the family moved. he excelled if both sports and academics. football was his first love. but at 6' 4", he weighed just 170. >> very tall, very lean, very skinny. i was hoping he wouldn't break. >> only one major college offered kaepernick a scholarship. once again, he rose to the occasion. >> you have a guy like cap who can run like a gazelle, you have to pu